GB2378837B - User specified programme selection - Google Patents

User specified programme selection

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Publication number
GB2378837B
GB2378837B GB0214236A GB0214236A GB2378837B GB 2378837 B GB2378837 B GB 2378837B GB 0214236 A GB0214236 A GB 0214236A GB 0214236 A GB0214236 A GB 0214236A GB 2378837 B GB2378837 B GB 2378837B
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Prior art keywords
user specified
programme selection
specified programme
selection
user
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB0214236A
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GB0214236D0 (en
GB2378837A (en
Inventor
Paul Jackson
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Arris Global Ltd
Original Assignee
Pace Micro Technology PLC
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Publication of GB2378837A publication Critical patent/GB2378837A/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/438—Interfacing the downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. retrieving MPEG packets from an IP network
    • H04N21/4383—Accessing a communication channel
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/45—Management operations performed by the client for facilitating the reception of or the interaction with the content or administrating data related to the end-user or to the client device itself, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies, resolving scheduling conflicts
    • H04N21/4508—Management of client data or end-user data
    • H04N21/4532—Management of client data or end-user data involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H04N21/475—End-user interface for inputting end-user data, e.g. personal identification number [PIN], preference data
    • H04N21/4756—End-user interface for inputting end-user data, e.g. personal identification number [PIN], preference data for rating content, e.g. scoring a recommended movie
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H04N21/482—End-user interface for program selection
    • H04N21/4821—End-user interface for program selection using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
GB0214236A 2001-06-21 2002-06-20 User specified programme selection Expired - Fee Related GB2378837B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB0115132.3A GB0115132D0 (en) 2001-06-21 2001-06-21 User specified programme selection

Publications (3)

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GB0214236D0 GB0214236D0 (en) 2002-07-31
GB2378837A GB2378837A (en) 2003-02-19
GB2378837B true GB2378837B (en) 2005-07-06

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GB0214236A Expired - Fee Related GB2378837B (en) 2001-06-21 2002-06-20 User specified programme selection

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Families Citing this family (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2009516952A (en) * 2005-11-21 2009-04-23 コーニンクレッカ フィリップス エレクトロニクス エヌ ヴィ Optimal selection of TV programs by time margin
JP5665150B2 (en) 2009-10-29 2015-02-04 トムソン ライセンシングＴｈｏｍｓｏｎ Ｌｉｃｅｎｓｉｎｇ Source-independent content rating system and method

Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5699107A (en) * 1995-05-05 1997-12-16 Microsoft Corporation Program reminder system
EP0944253A1 (en) * 1998-03-17 1999-09-22 Sony Corporation Epg receiving apparatus and method and providing medium
WO2000030350A1 (en) * 1998-11-16 2000-05-25 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Apparatus for receiving programs

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5699107A (en) * 1995-05-05 1997-12-16 Microsoft Corporation Program reminder system
EP0944253A1 (en) * 1998-03-17 1999-09-22 Sony Corporation Epg receiving apparatus and method and providing medium
WO2000030350A1 (en) * 1998-11-16 2000-05-25 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Apparatus for receiving programs

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GB0115132D0 (en) 2001-08-15
GB0214236D0 (en) 2002-07-31
GB2378837A (en) 2003-02-19

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Effective date: 20210620